What early stage opportunities we see by dissecting ARK Invest (Part II)

(Part II) We will share our thoughts on the underlying investment thesis for ARK’s top-position holdings, combined with our views on the early stage opportunities.

Carta and Cap Tables: How One Simple Idea Created a New Market

How one simple widget created Nasdaq for private markets?

Lessons in Grit: How Airbnb and Zeus Living Survived the Covid-19 Catastrophe

Founder resilience is one of the most crucial inputs in determining startup success. But how do you build this resilience?

What Early Stage Opportunities We See by Dissecting ARK Invest (Part I)

We will share our thoughts on the underlying investment thesis for ARK’s top-position holdings, combined with our views on the early stage opportunities. 

10 Reasons Why We Invest in Early-stage Startups

If investors are able to see deals mature before investing and know there is a higher likelihood of the startup not failing, then why does anybody bother to invest in early-stage startups? Particularly if it is such a high-risk market to be involved in and any pay off is likely to only come five, ten or even fifteen years later. 

Back to the Stone Age: The History of Social Media Leading to Clubhouse

Why Clubhouse becomes our new cave of contemporary stone age? We analyze this new social media from culture and technology perspectives.

Venture in the “Roaring 20s” -- Or, Looking for the Next Zoom

TSVC General Partner Spencer Greene share with us what's next big opportunities in the Roaring 20' and where we will find next Zoom and what sectors are we expecting to have tremendous changes.

Ginkgo Bioworks: How the Organism Company Grew Up

HIGHLIGHTS FROM FIRESIDE CHAT WITH AUSTIN CHE (Co-founder of Ginkgo Bioworks & Advisor for TSVC’s Alpha Program)

How Citcon and Paypal Are Teaming Up to Power America’s Touchless Payment Systems

HealthLane: Get quality and affordable healthcare in Africa

Brainome: Making data scientists 10x more productive

[A for Alpha] Introducing Architects of Our Future - Edward Ge

Geospatial Data Balloons: The Uplifting Solution to Aerial Monitoring Challenges

How to Spot a Unicorn: Walk before You Zoom

TSVC Founding Partner Eugene Zhang tells the true story of Zoom investment when it just started. TSVC is the very first fund to invest in Zoom in 2011.

Weathering the COVID-19 Storm: TSVC’s Answer 4 Key Questions from Startup CEO’s

In a virtual town hall meeting this week, partners at our VC firm met with portfolio company CEO’s to discuss the future of funding, the importance of cost structure, and potential opportunities in these uncertain times.

TSVC Insights - Childcare Software

The childcare software industry is on the cusp of new transitions that potential investors and entrepreneurs should keep an eye on. It’s a relatively new industry where exciting market players are capitalizing on untapped opportunities.

TSVC’s 4th Unicorn: Carta Raises $300M Series E with $1.7B Valuation

TSVC Fund II portfolio company, Carta, has raised a $300 million Series E, led by Andreessen Horowitz. Lightspeed, Goldman Sachs and others. The round brings Carta’s total known funding to $447 million.

Zoom IPO: The Eric Yuan We Know

TSVC (formerly TEEC Angel Fund) is very excited to announce that our Fund I portfolio company Zoom launched its initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq on Thursday, April 18, making it one of a handful of high-growth tech companies to be profitable when going public this year.

Zūm Raises $40M To Help Schools Save Money On Transportation

TSVC Fund III portfolio company, Zūm, has raised a $40 million Series C, led by BMW i Ventures. Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Volvo Cars Tech Fund and others. The round brings Zūm’s total known funding to $67 million.

Lambda School Announces $30 Million Series B To Expand Its Income-Sharing Tuition Plan For Online Coding Students

Microsoft Acquires Citus Data: Creating the World’s Best Postgres Experience Together

Microsoft on Thursday said that it’s acquiring Citus Data (TSVC Fund I’s portfolio company), a start-up that has commercialized open-source database software called PostgreSQL.